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slenderly

slen·derly

uncommon

adverb

1.

in a slim or slender manner

  • “a slenderly built woman”
  • “slightly built”
2.

to a meager degree or in a meager manner

  • “these voices are meagerly represented at the conference”
  • “the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources”

Origin

From slender + -ly.

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